0001181431-15-002497.txt : 20150213 0001181431-15-002497.hdr.sgml : 20150213 20150213162625 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-15-002497 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150212 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150213 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150213 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001043509 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-AUTO DEALERS & GASOLINE STATIONS [5500] IRS NUMBER: 562010790 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0207 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4401 COLWICK ROAD CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28211 BUSINESS PHONE: 704-566-2400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4401 COLWICK ROAD CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28211 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Byrd Heath CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001574017 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13395 FILM NUMBER: 15615057 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4401 COLWICK ROAD CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28211 4 1 rrd422374.xml X0306 4 2015-02-12 0 0001043509 SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC SAH 0001574017 Byrd Heath C/O SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 4401 COLWICK ROAD CHARLOTTE NC 28211 0 1 0 0 EVP and CFO Class A Common Stock 2015-02-12 4 A 0 37989 0 A 111718 D Represents shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of restricted stock units granted by the Compensation Committee of Sonic Automotive, Inc. pursuant to the Sonic Automotive, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan. The restricted stock units may only be settled in shares of Class A Common Stock and are subject to forfeiture based on the satisfaction of performance criteria for fiscal year 2015. If the performance criteria are met, this award will vest in three annual installments, with twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares vesting on March 31, 2016, thirty percent (30%) of the shares vesting on February 12, 2017 and forty-five percent (45%) of the shares vesting on February 12, 2018. /s/ Heath R. Byrd 2015-02-13